Greek, Roman and Byzantine Pottery at Ilion (Troia):
Sebastian Heath and Billur Tekkök, Editors
Wheel-Made Lamps
Please note that this is a public draft of work in progress
1. Attic Lamp, Howland Type 23d (345-275 BC)
P. H. .024. Th. .005. L. .063.
. L0307. Two joining frags preserve about 3/4 circum rim, small piece of side wall. Attic clay, thick lustrous black slip in and out, scraped groove inside rim and then scraped circle inside groove. Diam filling hole 0.02.
First published as Berlin 2002 no. 173, with references; see the same for stratigraphic context. Cf. Howland 1958 type 23d.
Ancient ceramic vessel fragment showing a circular opening with dark glazed surface and contrasting tan/beige unglazed clay visible on broken edges, likely part of a jar or container rim.
2. Attic Lamp, Howland Type 25a (375-260 BC)
H. .048. Th. .007. L. .105.
. L0310. Five joining frags preserve complete profile, entire base and nozzle, most of lower wall, 1/3 circum of upper wall and rim. Attic clay, fully fired, mottled red and black slip in and out, base reserved. Scraped groove around rim.
First published as Berlin 2002 no. 177, with references; see the same for stratigraphic context. Cf. Howland 1958 type 25a.
Ancient terracotta oil lamp with a spout, showing significant wear and damage, with decorative vine or floral motifs visible on the body and a circular reservoir for holding oil.
3. Attic Lamp, Howland Type 24c (420-290 BC)
P. H. .032. Th. .005. L. .069. W. .02.
. L0313. Four joining fragments preserve about 1/4 of circumference rim to beginning of nozzle and bottom of wall. Attic clay, red slip in. Outside wet smoothed and pared. Two grooves on outer edge of rim.
First published as Berlin 2002 no. 180 (with parallels under no. 179); see the same for stratigraphic context. Cf. Howland 1958 type 25a.
Ancient ceramic vessel or pottery fragment showing a rounded, bulbous form with a spout or handle extension, displaying a tan/terracotta color with visible cracks and weathering typical of archaeological artifacts.
General Bibliography
Howland, Richard. 1958. The Athenian Agora, Volume IV: Greek Lamps and Their Survivals. Princeton. [worldcat.org]
Related Resources for Catalog
(skos:related) http://atlantides.org/batlas/athenae-59-b3
(skos:related) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens
These links provide well-known identifiers for concepts appearing in this catalog.